In the main hall, there was silence for a moment, and everyone closed their mouths.

Zhuge Liang feather fan pointed at Pang De: "You answer the first question first, how did the Wei army that attacked Puban Pass cross the Yellow River?" ”

"Back to the prime minister, according to the urgent report, the temperature plummeted that day, the Yellow River suddenly froze, and the Wei army did not need a boat, so they crossed the river on the ice, and the unexpected soldiers surrounded Puban Pass."

The Yellow River is frozen?

Only then did everyone notice this detail, and suddenly their eyes vibrated and they thought of something.

On that day, when the Wei army attacked Huxian Dutou, didn't the Yellow River suddenly freeze, and the Wei army could step on the ice and attack the shore.

"This must be the Su thief who made the demon law again and froze the Yellow River!" Zhang Fei, who experienced that failure, was the first to react.

Zhuge Liang frowned deeply, and secretly wondered in his heart: "It's only been less than two months, and the Su thief actually used the Qimen technique to freeze the Yellow River twice, completely ignoring the fact that it would damage Yangshou, who did he learn from in his Qimen technique......

After a moment of distraction, Zhuge Liang asked Pang De again: "Let me ask you again, how many Wei troops are besieging Puban Pass?" ”

Pang De hurriedly said: "This is also the strangest enemy, the Wei army has 30,000 more soldiers and horses out of nowhere, relying on an army of 80,000, to forcibly break through my Puban Pass." ”

An extra 30,000 soldiers?

In the lobby, all the generals were stunned, their faces were dazed, and they couldn't think of why.

Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Since the Battle of Shaanxi County, our army has closely monitored the movements of the Wei army, if the Su thief transferred more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to the north, such a large-scale movement of soldiers and horses, can we not be aware of it?" ”

The generals were all in agreement, and they were deeply puzzled by this.

"How did he do it, how did he do it......" Zhuge Liang muttered to himself, his eyes rolling, pondering the mystery.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang raised his head sharply and shouted: "I understand." ”

"Prime Minister, how did the Su thief do it?" Guan Yu and the other generals couldn't wait to ask.

Zhuge Liang said silently: "If my reverse deduction is correct, the Su thief must have secretly transferred troops to Pusaka two months ago, and his method must be to transfer in batches, four or five hundred people each time, and then use grain transportation as a cover, so that if he accumulates like this, he can unknowingly add 30,000 soldiers and horses in Pusaka." ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and they all gasped.

planned to make a surprise attack on Pubanjin two months in advance, which means that the fight between the Wei army and them on the front line of Hongnong was simply acting, in order to attract their attention and let them mobilize the troops of Pubanguan to the south to strengthen the defense of Tongguan.

It's a trick!

This kind of foresight, almost like God's ability to lay out, really made the generals of the Han Kingdom feel a trace of deep horror.

"Could it be that the Su thief planned to attack my Pusakazu early on, and every step we made was actually in his calculations?" Guan Yu asked sharply.

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth twitched slightly, and although he was extremely reluctant to admit it, he finally nodded painfully.

In the main hall, there was another uproar.

For a time, the atmosphere of fear and horror, like an epidemic, circulated wildly in the hearts of the generals.

Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and others secretly fought a cold war behind their backs.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang arched his hand towards Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei was still immersed in the loss of his soul, and he didn't dare to accept the cruel fact that Pubanguan was secretly attacked, and he was once again played by Su Zhe, and there was an unprecedented powerlessness in his heart.

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang saw that he didn't squeak, so he shouted loudly again.

Liu Bei came to his senses at this time, and sighed bitterly and helplessly: "Unexpectedly, we have done everything we can, but we still haven't been able to prevent that Su thief, is there really no way to control him?" ”

Zhuge Liang said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the matter is man-made, as long as we don't give up, even if there is still hope of reversing the situation, please cheer up!" ”

"Twist? How is it a torsion? The soldiers and horses of the Su thief have entered the Guanzhong Plain, and we have no danger to defend, how can we fight him? Liu Bei asked bitterly, his confidence was extremely low.

Zhuge Liang said lightly: "There is no danger to defend and it may not be impossible to win, you know, our army is mainly cavalry, the Guanzhong Plain is suitable for us to use cavalry, now the Su thief must be driving south, the whole army is exposed in the plain wilderness, it is the time for us to give full play to the advantage of cavalry!" ”

Liu Bei's figure shook slightly, and in his gloomy eyes, a glimmer of hope suddenly swept up.

Zhao Yun said: "The prime minister has not forgotten how powerful the Xiqiang Iron Cavalry was before, but it was broken by the Su thief, even if we have enough cavalry, it may not be the opponent of the Su thief." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly: "Zilong's concern is not unreasonable, so I carefully studied the hook and sickle spearmen of the Wei army, and found that although this new weapon is novel, it was only invented to restrain the iron-chained heavy armored cavalry, and it may not be effective against other cavalry legions." ”

"What does Prime Minister Zhuge mean......" Liu Bei stood up, his eyes welling up with deep hope.

"Your Majesty, don't forget, our Ma family legion has not really appeared yet!" Zhuge Liang's eyes looked at Ma Chao.

Everyone's eyes looked at Ma Chao in unison.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, he suddenly thought of something, and looked at Ma Chao expectantly: "Meng Qi, does your Ma family legion really have a chance to defeat the Su thief?" ”

At this moment, Ma Chao suddenly felt a sense of mission, and felt an unprecedented burden, which fell on his shoulders in an instant.

It seems that the life and death of the entire Han Kingdom is in his hands.

Immediately afterward, he remembered his younger brother Ma Dai, the bloody head that had been hung by the enemy under the horse's neck.

The hatred of the country and the family, all the brains surged into my heart, burning like a raging fire.

He jumped up, walked into the hall, bowed his hand to Liu Bei, and said proudly: "Your Majesty, please give an order, my Ma family army will do its best to drive the Su thieves out of the land of my Han!" ”

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, rekindled his fighting spirit in his heart, and said proudly: "Okay! The order went down, and immediately the troops of Tongguan went north to block the Wei army! I still have the Ma Family Legion, I haven't lost this battle yet! ”

The plan was decided, Liu Bei did not dare to delay for half a minute, and immediately raised 40,000 cavalry, including the Xiqiang light cavalry, to leave Tongguan, and marched north day and night to block the Wei army from moving south.

In Tongguan, Liu Bei did not dare to transfer all his troops and horses, and left nearly 40,000 infantry troops, which were led by Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, in case the Wei army outside the pass took advantage of the situation to attack.

In view of the fact that the Wei army had entered the Guanzhong Plain, Liu Bei immediately led Guan Yu back to Chang'an to assist the crown prince Liu Chan to guard Chang'an and stabilize the people's hearts in order to prevent the people from being in turmoil and turmoil.

When the remnant sun was setting westward, Zhuge Liang stood on the west gate of Tongguan, silently watching Liu Bei's army go away and disappear at the end of the horizon.

He looked up at the sky and sighed secretly: "This battle is related to the life and death of the Han Dynasty, the ancestors and ancestors of the Han Dynasty, I hope you are in the heavens, bless Your Majesty to win this battle......"